Global Patent Index - EP 1168947 B1

EP 1168947 B1 20031119 - UNITARY ADJUSTABLE SEAT BASKET

Title (en)

UNITARY ADJUSTABLE SEAT BASKET

Title (de)

EINHEITLICHER VERSTELLBARER SITZKORB

Title (fr)

APPUI SIEGE REGLABLE UNITAIRE

Publication

EP 1168947 B1 20031119 (EN)

Application

EP 00916712 A 20000403

Priority

  • CA 0000362 W 20000403
  • CA 2268481 A 19990408

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0060982A1] An adjustable seat basket (22) for providing lumbar support mountable on a seat back (8) has mounting tabs, hinges adjacent the mounting tabs (24), a basket adjacent the hinge, and pivoting tabs for attaching an adjustment mechanism (54), all of a unitary construction of a resilient material, preferably spring steel. The hinge is a living hinge (30) formed by bending the resilient material between the mounting tabs and the basket in a gentle curve. The basket is trapezoidal when in a flat position and viewed from the side.

IPC 1-7

A47C 7/46

IPC 8 full level

A47C 7/46 (2006.01); B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 7/465 (2013.01 - EP US); B60N 2/667 (2015.04 - EP US); B60N 2/6671 (2015.04 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0060982 A1 20001019; AT E254419 T1 20031215; CA 2268481 A1 20001008; CA 2268481 C 20040622; DE 60006658 D1 20031224; DE 60006658 T2 20040415; EP 1168947 A1 20020109; EP 1168947 B1 20031119; ES 2209852 T3 20040701; JP 2002540876 A 20021203; JP 3662497 B2 20050622; US 6637817 B1 20031028

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 0000362 W 20000403; AT 00916712 T 20000403; CA 2268481 A 19990408; DE 60006658 T 20000403; EP 00916712 A 20000403; ES 00916712 T 20000403; JP 2000610331 A 20000403; US 54055300 A 20000331